St. Anne’s Market St David's Road South St Anne’s

NEW SHOPPING CENTRE: A COVERED MARKET FOR ST ANNE’S. - Considerable Interest will be taken in the announcement in this issue that St. Anne’s is to have a first-class public market. A limited company has been formed, under the name of Lytham. St. Anne’s Mart, Ltd., and has erected a handsome building with a terra-cotta front in St. David's Road South, a locality which is easily accessible as a shopping centre. Accommodation is provided inside the building for over one hundred stalls, and there are lock-up shops on the north side and facing St. David's Road South. A feature is the up- to-date system of ventilation, which will ensure ideal conditions for the sale of perishable articles.  The building, which is nearing completion, is owned by a limited company. It has a handsome front elevation in terracotta. fronted by sixteen lock-up shops, each being accessible from the interior or exterior. There are two entrances—the main entrance from St. David's Road South and a side entrance from Alexandra Road West. The building is airy, well-lighted by glass and also by electricity. An up-to-date system of ventilation has been adopted to ensure ideal conditions for perishable articles. and the sanitation and cleanliness of the whole buildings are highly efficient. The architect is Mr Arnold England, and the contractors Messrs Keenan, Parker and Yates Ltd. The main entrance leads through an entrance hall direct into the market, which has a total floor space of nearly 160 square yards: There are five rows of stalls, of which over 60 are already occupied.

Reference           Lytham St Anne’s Express 21 July 1922